Handle for children s carriages



(NO Model.)

v W- B Y HANDLE FOR GHILDRENS'GARRIAGES.

" No. 358,392. Patented Feb. 22,1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WINFIELD GROVE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HANDLE FOR CHILDRENS CARRIAGES.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 358,392, datedFebruary 22, 1887.

Serial No.165,122. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WINFIELD S. GROVE, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia,State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Handles for ChildrensOarriages, which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents aview of a portion'of the handles of a childs carriage embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a section thereof in line a: 00, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

My invention consists of means for bracing the connection of the sidearms and cross-bar of the handle of a childs carriage, whereby they arefirmly and reliably connected, as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the side arms, and B thecross-piece or grasping portion, of thehandle of a childs carriage.

0 represents sheet-metal straps of angular form, one limb of each ofwhich is connected with the cross-bar B, and the other limb with one ofthe side arms and cross-piece, it being noticed that the said strapsoccupy what may be called the side corners, existing at the placeofjunction of said arms and cross-piece, and it being also noticed thatthe said limbs or and b are curved in cross-section, so as to be moresecurely held in place on the said crosspiece and side arm.

D represents bands which embrace the crossbar and the limbs a of thestraps, and are screwed or otherwise fastened to said crossbar andstrap.

It will be seen that as the straps are connected with the cross-bar andside arms, and 0 the bands D are independent of the straps and slippedover the same, so as to encircle and embrace the limbs of saidstraps,and are fixed in position, separation of the arms and crossbar isprevented and a firm and reliable eon- 5 nection of said parts produced.Furthermore, the position of the straps at the side corners of the armsand bar is such that they are not perceptible to any material extent atthe front of the carriage, it being noticed that only the narrow edgesof the straps present themselves to the front, and the broad sidesthereof face each other laterally.

The straps are preferably formed of; sheet metal, whereby they arestrong and light,and 5 5 may be tightly screwed in position and embracedby the bands without liability of being fractured or split.

If desired, the lower arms, I), of the straps may be embraced by bandssimilar to the bands D, thus providing additional strength tothe-connection of the straps with the side arms, A.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In a childs carriage, the angular strap 0, having limbs a and b, curvedin crosssection, in combination with the side arm, A, crosspiece B, andindependent bands D, substan- 7o tially as and for the purpose setforth.

WINFIELD S. GROVE.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEnERsHnIt-I, A. 1?. GRANT.

